Skeleton and Joints
One of the functions of bones is to make red blood cells. What is this process known as?
Haemolysis
Haemopoiesis
Haematuria
Haemostasis
Haemopoiesis
Haemopoiesis (or haematopoiesis) refers to making all of cellular components of blood. The other (wrong) choices are, respectively, the rupturing (lysis) of RBC, blood in the urine and the process by which we cause bleeding to stop.
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Which of the following bones is part of the cranium?A. Occipital
B. Mandible
C. Hyoid
D. Carpal
On what bone does the acetabulum occur?
A. Occipital
B. Humerus
C. Pelvis
D. Tibia
What is the occipital bone?
A. It is one of the carpals.
B. It is a bone of the cranium.
C. It is one of the vertebrae.
D. It is a facial bone.
In which structure are osteoclasts and osteoblasts found?
A. In the periosteum
B. In the Haversian canals
C. In the lacunae of osteons
D. In the trabeculae of osteons
What is the physical function(s) performed by synovial fluid?
A. It forms a film that keeps the articulating surfaces of bone from touching.
B. It provides nutrients to the cells in cartilage and removes their waste.
C. It removes the heat generated by friction when the joint is in continuous use.
D. It lubricates the movement of articulating bones and distributes the pressure evenly across the joint.
What are the bones of the fingers known as?
A. Short bones
B. Metacarpals
C. Carpals
D. Phalanges
Carpals refers to
A. The points of attachment of ribs to vertebrae
B. Bones of the wrist
C. Bones that are embedded within a tendon
D. The thumbs
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